The Post Office Scandal: Can A Leopard Change Its Spots? Mark Baker
Subpostmasters are still not protected by a Trades Union and yet the same Horizon problems are continuing, with subpostmasters personally liable for deficits, in spite of the judgements against Post Office Ltd. The National Federation of Subpostmasters, is the only organisation Post Office Ltd recognises as acting on behalf of subpostmasters but it is not a Trades Union and cannot legally undertake collective bargaining. The NFSP is a company limited by guarantee ,which receives over £2M a year from the Post Office, but not only has never correctly signed up subpostmasters as company members but obviously is not independent of the Post Office Ltd given the controlling conditions the Post Office places over them in return for the grant.
Mark Baker worked for the Post Office for many years and was a national representative on the NFSP. He exposed their connection with Post Office Ltd to the Bates litigation. Disillusioned, he is now branch secretary of the CWU Postmasters Branch.
Mark gives fascinating details about how Post Office Ltd operated.